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I recently watched the video by LSXMatt where he bought the rear portion of the ground control weight jack set up from another member who only needed the fronts. I spoke to ground control and they absolutely refuse to sell only the front or rears. I already have a coilover set up on the front and want to get the rear weight jacks. Would anyone have any interest in buying the fronts if I bought the kit?
Thanks,
Chris
I saw the rear kit at the UMI Open House 2 weeks ago. It is close to becoming available with it currently being tested on their shop 4th gen at the track and the shop 3rd gen for fitment and less strenuous driving. No idea on what their pricing will be when they hit the market but probably similar to the front kit since the design is very similar. We might have a pre-release set on our GTA for testing at LSFest depending on timing and availability between now and then.
I saw the rear kit at the UMI Open House 2 weeks ago. It is close to becoming available with it currently being tested on their shop 4th gen at the track and the shop 3rd gen for fitment and less strenuous driving. No idea on what their pricing will be when they hit the market but probably similar to the front kit since the design is very similar. We might have a pre-release set on our GTA for testing at LSFest depending on timing and availability between now and then.
To be clear, is the design like the front set of weight jacks UMI makes or the rear set that ground control makes?
To be clear, is the design like the front set of weight jacks UMI makes or the rear set that ground control makes?
Similar to the front set UMI makes with the adjust at the top using a threaded rod. Completely different from the rear design used by Ground Control which operates more like a coilover shock spring.
Generally speaking, I'm a big fan of UMI, and have most of their 82-92 catalog under my car. That being said, I've had the Ground Control weight jacks for a few years now and have been really impressed. Easy adjustment, nice ride, and quality looking ano and powdercoat.
I can't really fault the Ground Control units and how well they survived 6 years of the beating we laid on them. But at that point they had to be replaced. We had beaten them to a pulp and the fronts had developed some scary bends to the upper spring plates. Most people will likely never punish their suspension the way we do though with thousands of track and autocross laps every year. I wouldn't hesitate to use Ground Control again on a cruiser or something that only saw the track a couple times a year though. To go back to them now on the track warriors would require a maintenance plan to replace them every few years with a new set with is difficult to do since GC won't sell fronts and rears separately.
08-10-2018, 11:38 AM
